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Pret A Manger has withdrawn its brand of “Virgin Mary” crisps and apologised
to customers after protests from Catholics and others about the name of the
product.

The sandwich and coffee chain contacted the Protect the Pope organisation,
among others, to inform them that their chief executive officer, Clive
Schlee, had decided to remove the brand from its outlets.

The company apologised for any offence caused and indicted that it would give
any unsold crisps to homeless people.

The company also wrote to Andrew Downes, a Times reader who had
complained. A letter from the customer services department read: “We